The New Digital Storytellinghttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com
Stories, tools, and peopleThu, 24 May 2018 19:45:10 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://s0.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.pngThe New Digital Storytellinghttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com
Welcome to this bloghttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/welcome-to-this-blog/
https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/welcome-to-this-blog/#respondWed, 28 Aug 2013 01:21:49 +0000http://newdigitalstorytelling.net/?p=448Continue reading →]]>Thank you for stopping by. This is the archived blog in support of The New Digital Storytelling.

For a couple of years I used this to share digital stories and to explore these new narrative forms. I’m no longer updating the blog, but you are welcome to peruse its contents. You can also purchase the book from Amazon or Praeger.

My main blog these days can be found here. Sometimes I share digital storytelling thoughts there. You can also find me on Twitter, where I do the same.

]]>https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/welcome-to-this-blog/feed/0infocultSeattle Noir: storytelling by Twitterhttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/seattle-noir-storytelling-by-twitter/
https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/seattle-noir-storytelling-by-twitter/#commentsThu, 07 Feb 2013 13:25:14 +0000http://newdigitalstorytelling.net/?p=444Continue reading →]]>Seattle Noir is another Twitter-based storytelling project. Microstorytelling, really, as each bit of story consists of a single Tweet. Said Tweets combine noir fiction (plot and/or style) with life in Seattle, flagged by the hashtag #SeattleNoir.

For example,

Or:

Twitter continues to be a lively ground for new digital storytelling. Soon we won’t call this “new” any more.

]]>https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/seattle-noir-storytelling-by-twitter/feed/2infocultSeattle NoiseSeattle NoirLong-form journalism meets digital storytellinghttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/long-form-journalism-meets-digital-storytelling/
https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/long-form-journalism-meets-digital-storytelling/#commentsThu, 20 Dec 2012 21:44:40 +0000http://newdigitalstorytelling.net/?p=441Continue reading →]]>“Snow Fall” is a fascinating experiment. It’s the story of an avalanche in the American northwest. That story appears in text format, along the lines of long-form journalism. But “Snow Fall” also includes well done, nicely selected multimedia, including a 3d map/flyover of the catastrophe’s location, photos from involved people, and an eerie opening video of a windblown snowscape.

In a way, “Snow Fall” is a big budget, large-scale version of what the rest of us do in Cowbird. Coupling well-written text with chosen non-text media might be the new normal for digital storytelling.

Look at how neat the mayor’s house is, with the shiny brick facade and the rows of roses down the path. Out in the shed is a table with a note and a rope tossed over the rafters.

(cross-posted to Infocult)

]]>https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/small-town-noir-or-gothic/feed/2infocultCogdog_AModelCityCelebrating cliffhangershttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/celebrating-cliffhangers/
https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/celebrating-cliffhangers/#respondMon, 23 Jul 2012 22:10:51 +0000http://newdigitalstorytelling.net/?p=417Continue reading →]]>Emily Nussbaum sings the praises of cliffhanger narratives, from early film serials to tv soaps. It’s a celebration of the segmented form (which I touch on in chapters 3+5).

Nice observation on cliffhangers in digital media:

In the digital age, that gap is an accordion: it might be a week or eight months; it may arrive at the end of an episode or as a season finale or in the second before a click on “next.”

]]>https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/celebrating-cliffhangers/feed/0infocultChoose your own adventure deathshttps://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/choose-your-own-adventure-deaths/
https://newdigitalstorytelling.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/choose-your-own-adventure-deaths/#respondWed, 11 Jul 2012 19:41:56 +0000http://newdigitalstorytelling.net/?p=412Continue reading →]]>One of the key components to a Choose Your Own Adventure book is the series of death pages. (If you haven’t played/read one, these are pages to which you turn when selecting a seemingly nonlethal choice.)